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Child care centers and preschools in Union County, GA

How Union County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On child care and other personal services · $399 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,859
+12.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $399 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $4.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each center on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Child care and preschools in Union County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.65.65.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$888K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6641,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$399$496$581
Median household income$66,176$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Union County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,859+12.3% since 2020
Households
11,490
Median age
54.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$66,176+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,627
Median home value
$307,400
Jobs located here
7,649
Daytime population
24,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Union County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dawson County, GA8754.3$1.3M+30.7%#28 of 1,611
2Jackson County, GA8693.2$1.7M+29.3%#31 of 1,611
3Coweta County, GA86213.7$1.5M+9.2%#33 of 1,611
4Hall County, GA84314.2$1.2M+11.4%#48 of 1,611
5Effingham County, GA8372.9$1.7M+14.1%#53 of 1,611
6Forsyth County, GA83546.1$1.4M+11.8%#55 of 1,611
7Bartow County, GA82143.4$1.4M+10.5%#65 of 1,611
8Cherokee County, GA80525.1$1.3M+11.6%#85 of 1,611
9Paulding County, GA78294.8$1.1M+12.7%#122 of 1,611
10Newton County, GA77143.4$1.2M+11.2%#131 of 1,611
Union County, GANot scored32.6$1.5M+12.3%

Other business types in Union County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Union County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Union County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Union County, GA spend on child care and other personal services?

About $4.6M a year, or $399 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,490 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Union County, GA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Union County has 2.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.5M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Union County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Union County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 27,859 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,490 households. Median household income in Union County is $66,176, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Union County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Union County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Union County

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